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A11842 The sea-mans triumph Declaring the honorable actions of such gentlemen captaines and sailers, as were at the takinge of the great carrick, lately brought to Dartmouth, with her burthen and commodities, with the maner of their fight, and names of men of accompt. VVith the burning of an other carrick at the Iland of Flowers, of the burthen of 900. tunnes and vpward, written for trueth to a gentleman of great worship in London. Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. 1592 (1592) STC 22140; ESTC S106143 6,715 23

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THE SEA-MANS Triumph Declaring the honorable actions of such gentlemen Captaines and Sailers as were at the takinge of the great Carrick lately brought to Dartmouth with her burthen and commodities with the maner of their fight and names of men of accompt VVith the burning of an other Carrick at the Iland of Flowers of the burthen of 900. Tunnes and vpward written for trueth to a gentleman of great worship in London LONDON Printed by R. B. for William Barley and are to be solde at his shop in Gratious street 1592. RIght-woorshipfull for that at my beeing at London diuers and sundry reports passed touchinge the taking of the greate Carricke called the Mother of God lately arriuinge at Dartmouth in the VVest where I now remaine about your affaires I haue thought it good vnder your worships fauour to aduertise your worship of the truth thereof as I haue credibly gathered by such as bare office and are principall officers in the same Beseechinge you to acquainte master E. H. with others my good friendes your worships fauourites with the same for that I know the gentleman to be well disposed and so well giuen as hee will not bee the reporter of any nouelties but suche as shall beare credite my selfe vnwoorthy to bee ioynde with one of so high esteeme am loth to geeue my selfe that credite to be a reporter of any other as your woorship knoweth to whome in all humblenesse I referre my selfe yet such is the desire I haue to haue the well deseruinge reape their rewarde and bee had in exteeme accordinge to their woorthinesse As I haue herein done my best to signifie the same vnto you and others and could well wishe it were published to the view of the worlde to the ende their names who haue hardly aduentured for it may reape the honour they haue deserued to the encouragemente of others To the like hauty and full of courage hath beene those resolute Gentlemen and theyr followers and thereby deserued more reputation then I can with my base reporte yeelde them yet imitating those whiche haue lyued in elder yeares that wished their countries honor vnwoorthy though I be to write their deserued prayses I haue aduentured the same and hope it shall be as acceptable as I desire wherein if your worship be satisfied I haue my wish in some sorte and that I may not be tedious vnto you nor such as by you shall haue view of this my vnwoorthy writinges I will with friuoulous matter no longer detaine you but proceede to the matter which was this Her Maiesties Shippes and others hauinge spente the most parte of this last Sommer about the Ilandes as well for the safetie of our countreymen that way aduenturinge as also to annoy our professed ennemies the Spanyardes whome reportes gaue out were in great Fleetes at Sea this Fleete aforesaide spending their time with little profite to any of them with consent of their Admirals dispersed themselues diuers wayes some takinge theyr course for one Ilande and some for another to discry if they might what shipping our ennemies had at Sea amongest the which dispersed Fleet Sir Iohn Burrowes knight a most resolute and polliticke gentleman thirstinge to showe hys valour at Sea there in hys countreies seruice to gaine fame to the ennemies disgrace as againste them on lande both in the Low-countries and Fraunce he had most nobly aduentured to the greate commendations not onely of himselfe but his whole posterity and countries great good This worthy knight being Commander of the good Ship called the Row-Bucke and hauing in hys companye an other fortunate and braue Shippe named the Dainety whose owner is that woorthy knighte Sir Iohn Hawkins the Captayne a braue Marriner and a most forward man called master Thomson of Harwiche and one other Shippe of London called the Dragon whose Captayne is maister Newporte of Limehouse a most hardy and forward man and resolute in perfourminge any thinge to his charge committed the owner of which Ship is maister Becket of Limehouse late maister of the Trinytie house these shippes aboue named commanded by that braue kinght being best of accounpt at that time the Queenes Shippes beinge absent and one that the rest being desirous to bee gouerned by called to Captaine Thomson being in the Dayntie and him desired as God would permite them that hee would keepe him companie offeringe him manye large profferes Captaine Tomson accepted and promised what helpe he could do if occation serued he would be reddy with his best power and all his companie to accomplish this concluded they keept companie all that night and the nexte day These other Shippes being farre to windward of them viz the Foresight the Teager of my Lord of Cumberlandes the Samson his Lordships also and a blacke Shippe of M. Newtons of London marchāt called the Prudence whose Captayne and Maister was Hugh Merricke of London a man wel reputed for hys valour and skill in marine causes and oftentimes as a man of choyce for hys vertues hath taken charge in her Maiesties Nauy with one smale Barke of Porchmouth called the Phenix which serued for a Pinnace her Maister and owner was Edward Grant a manne fortunate and happy These Shippes last named being as I saide and it is credibly reported to Windewarde of Sir Iohn Borowes and the Daintie They firste discried the one Carrycke of the burthen of nine hundred tuns or there abouts with whom the Roe-buck and the Daintie bare all the night gaue them chace long before the rest descried her as they supposed who immediatly vpon the view therof seeing Sir Iohn and Captaine Thomson had her in chace bare with her all the night in hope to haue that they wished the Daintie beeing headmost for that shee is good of saile followed sharpest whiche the Carricke perceyued and fearinge to bee taken bare with the Isle Flowers beeing not farre from the shoare and betweene the shoare and Sir Iohn Burrowes which do they what they might that aduauntage could not bee gotten from them albeit many occasions was ministred the woorse was the good knightes fortune and the rest Well sir this Carricke being thus closly pursued recouered the Iland and letting fall foure Anchors runne all a shoare Sir Iohn Burrowes and the rest anchored by them and night being vpon them determined the next morninge to haue boorded her But God that disposeth of all thinges how forward soeuer man is in aduenturinge and geueth victories at his good pleasure That nighte when all the Fleete had greatest hope to haue had their desire and to haue enioyed that Carricke whome they had garded with greate pollicy It pleased God to sende a marueilous great storme the winde comming off the Sea which troubled them very much so that they were enforced by the extremity of the weather the place well knowne to be very daungerous to weigh Anchor and put againe to Sea committinge themselues to the harshenesse of the waues and the mercy of God yet tooke